Academic Degrees

Post-Doctoral Program in Finance: University of Florida, August 2010Degree: Ph.D., Michigan State University M.S., Michigan State University

Research & Teaching Areas

Financial Economics, International Finance, Exchange Rates and International Trade, and Regional Economic and Financial issues.

Recent Publications

Kooti, John and Feng Xu, the Impact of the Appreciation of the Chinese Yuan on the US Manufacturing Sector, Academy of the Business Disciplines Journal, 2011 Special Edition.

Valentine, Randal and John Kooti, the Implication of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley on the 2008 Economic Downturn” Franklin Business and Law Journal, December 15, 2008.

Valentine, Randall and John Kooti, the Bad Neighbor: A Case Study of State Farm in Hurricane Katrina, Conflict Negotiation and Resolution Journal, Volume 1, 2008

Kooti, John and Randall Valentine, and Dawn Valentine “Accreditation and Assessment: A Collaborative Approach” presented (voted best paper) in the 2006 International Business & Economic Research Conference, Las Vega, Nevada, October 6-10, 2006. Selected for publication in College Teaching Methods and Styles, Volume 3, Number 3, Third Quarter, 2007